Carl's Edge Spoon

So the saga begins. A couple of months ago I was sitting around having a couple beers with some of my close friends. We were having this discussion about one friends torn rotator cuff- It causes him so much pain when he paddles, that he hardly hits the water anymore. Now personally, I hate to see a friend stuck on land- I've had it happen to me after a severe neck injury and it was hell. So I'm constantly poking and prodding this particular guy about what causes his pain- is it the paddling in prone- have you tried kneepaddling etc... always trying to think up a way to get him back in the water. Anyway, I suddenly had and idea! Kneeboarding... why not try kneeboarding? You can wear flippers and favor one arm... seemed to be a great idea to me... my buddies on the other hand- they thought I was kidding. My friend with the rotator cuff problem- he wouldn't hear it. He even took offense to it. So on and on I kept at it trying to get him in the water... finally it boiled down to: "how come you don't kneeboard if you think it's so neat?" So I had enough- next time it didn't look to great for surfing, I grabbed one of my kneeboards that I have (2 5'5" thrusters that I found by some ones trash... I usually use them as small wave standup boards... work insane) and paddled out- How hard can it be? First wave I paddled into- I pearled so bad, I kissed the reef. Wonderful... second wave- dorky little shoulder, my friends are beginning to wonder. Third wave. Drop in, grab rail, and proceed to get SLOTTED OUT OF MY MIND! Hooked. Once I got the take off figured out, and where to sit on my board, I was having a blast. Getting barrels on 3 foot waves- so far back that I never thought I was coming out. So, I started dabbling a little- started looking around on the internet, discovered that there is a surprising amount of info out there. Then I stumbled across this website: www.flexspoon.com ...Being the compulsive human that I am- I had to make one. I figured that I would share it with you guys- because thats what Sways is all about! -Carl